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Friday Five

1. I have so many Libras in my life – this weekend T and I are headed to Baltimore to celebrate two of my long time friends’ birthdays. We are also going to T’s family’s house to celebrate T and his mom’s birthday which was the day before his. 

2. Speaking of birthdays, tomorrow is my mom’s birthday. She and I have never been close, but I had originally planned to go to NY for her birthday. However she decided to make other plans and said coming at Thanksgiving is good enough. I can never win with her and I don’t know why I keep trying.  

3. T started his 12K training this week. That jerk has run his first two 2 mile training runs in ~17 minutes. I wish I could just be fast. My fast was a 9:40 mile a few years back, now my fast is an 11:30 mile, but I’ll stop comparing. 

4. Tomorrow is my last double digit run before Dublin, how freaking crazy is that. Training calls for 12, but I’m going to do 13.1 (I missed my 10 miler last week due to rain/stress), plus I always prefer a “round” number like 13.1, well round in race terms! 

5. I’m looking forward to my lunch date today with a colleague I met through the University twitter account! She was tweeting on behalf of the University in August (they have a new person from campus tweet each week) as she sent off her first kid to college at Auburn! That first bonded us, but she is also a runner training for Marine Corps Marathon. We’re going to the all you can eat dining hall so watch out! 

Ragnar Training Already?

With it being harder and harder to catch daylight to run in I’ve found myself squeezing runs in when I can:

  • 6:45pm yesterday: 5 miles
  • 6:45am today: 4 miles 
  • 6:45am tomorrow: 8 miles

One of the biggest challenges of running a Ragnar Relay is race is running multiple legs in ~36hours. I’ll give myself a short reprieve after Dublin, but then it’s Ragnar Florida Keys training (Race weekend is February 5 & 6). 

We still have spots on our team if you want to join @94monkeys and me!

WIW

Today: 194.8

Last Week: 197.4

3 weeks ago: 195.4

Change: -2.6

Glad my wedding weekend indulges were counteracted by my 20 miler over the weekend and an additional loss ta-boot! 

Fizz Fizz Fizz

Last month I brought my Soda Stream to my office to use it there as opposed to home and I must say I have been using like a fiend since I brought it to work. I love my fizzy water – I drink it plain or with a touch of their Crystal Light Lemonade mix. 

My ABC2 Story

I realized when I posted yesterday about my Dublin Marathon fundraising for ABC2 that some of you may not be familiar with my connection to Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure (ABC2).

In November 2007 my Dad unexpectedly passed away from complications of gastric bypass surgery. I wasn’t much of an American Idol watcher, but in January-February 2008 I heard buzz about David Cook after his audition and watching/looking forward to American Idol that season helped me get through the early weeks of coping with the loss of my Dad. I became a major fan of David, his story, and his music which became part of my regular work out soundtrack.

I donated to David’s team at Race For Hope 2009. I was stunned by the bravery and dedication to run in wake of his brother’s passing from a brain tumor the night before the race. Even though I didn’t lose my Father to cancer, his loss touched me and motivated me further to get fit and healthy. The following year when David announced he was going to run Race for Hope again I knew I wanted to join him and raise money myself. I was NEVER a runner. However slowly, but surely I started.

I have gained so much from running – I’ve found peace, confidence, and good health. I’ve given myself the gift a long healthy life due to running. My hope for everyone is to have long healthy lives and finding ABC2 has been such a blessing in my life.

If you have any funds from $2.62 to $26 to donate I’d appreciate it, but I also always enjoy getting my story out.